MIT's student government body for dorm residents. Add yourself to the dormcon-announce mailing list to get updates from exec and meeting reminders!
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fun fact: random hall is one of the contenders for most rex events, despite being the smallest dorm 🤯
here’s the full data viz 📊
Come to our Dormcon GBMs! Happening tonight + a few more times this semester. See below for schedule. Join the dormcon-announce mailing list for meeting reminders, exec updates, and meeting agenda!
this is probably DRWG? (dorm renewal working group) i believe they talked about murals but also other things related to dorm renewal
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📢 Students: Free individually-sized, oven-heated meals are available this week at TechMart. Swing by today through Thursday from 10 am - 4 pm to snag some. Reminder: Kitchen areas may be used within the residences according to COVID-19 space usage policies within each house.
As always, our plans may change as we hear more from other students about what they want to see us work on. But DormCon will always be committed to supporting dorms and advocating for the needs of dorm residents. 8/8
There's also a number of projects we'll continue to work on this upcoming year. This includes more discussion about paying RACs for the work that they do, new meal plans this Fall, and the mural pilot program to let students paint murals in dorms where they can't currently. 7/
Right now, we're focused on trying to make SophREX happen. We've heard from the 2024s that they'd be interested in coming back early for REX and FYRE and we're working hard to make that a reality 6/
On the dining side, our chairs have been working on a number of issues such as food insecurity and sustainability in dining halls.
This year in particular they've worked hard to follow up on student feedback with MIT Dining, Bon Appetit, and Restaurant Associates. 5/
This never really stopped - throughout the year we've updated these policies to open gyms, kitchens, and common areas for pods to use together
And while we're on the subject - our housing chairs were instrumental in developing the pod program for this year 4/
This past summer we also worked with admin to develop policies for students on campus in areas like dining, housing, and other areas of res life 3/
Once we knew the 2024s weren't going to be on campus in the Fall of 2020 our CPW/REX chairs created and ran SCUFFY as a way to connect first years with dorm communities virtually 2/
OK so by this point, maybe you already know that DormCon is having elections today. but maybe you're still wondering, what exactly does DormCon do?
Here's a couple of things we've been up to in past year or so 1/
exec consensus tonight was that EC and Baker are strong contenders for winning the dorm war.
that said, BC is still a threat, Raúl may be a force to be reckoned with, and it's never too late for a Bexley comeback
We're having office hours tonight 7pm-7:30 to answer any and all of your questions about DormCon exec before elections next Monday!
what's it like being dining chair? why is your mascot a shark? if all the dorms went to war, who would win? ask us tonight and you might find out.
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📣 Have you been vaccinated? Walk-in #COVID19 vaccine clinics for MITers this week.
Wed, 5/12 and Thur, 5/13, 7 am–3 pm, Johnson AthleticCenter
Open to those 18 or older with an MIT ID
Vaccine: Moderna Covid-19 (EUA) ONLY
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ALT Wide view of the COVID-19 testing and vaccination facility at the MIT's Johnson Athletic Center
Congrats to our housing chair, @EmilyCaragay, a recipient of this year's Larry G Benedict Leadership Award!
This award honors students dedicated to empowering their fellow students to develop as leaders, and we can think of no one more deserving of this than Caragay.
On behalf of the Awards Convocation committee, we are delighted to announce the 2021 award recipients! Tune into our virtual ceremony Friday, May 14 from 4:00-5:00 pm (ET) to celebrate and honor these individuals! mitsha.re/lYDB50EGBNn
general body meeting tonight at 6:30! we'll be joined by folks from DSL to discuss 1st and 2nd year rooming assignment processes & guiding principles #stillrejectingrejection
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ICYMI: MIT has decided that every enrolled student must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the fall semester begins. mitsha.re/qGNR50EEn0C
